Blade Runner Tyrell scene alternate take (spoilers)

Alternate take of the Tyrell scene in Blade Runner, featuring lots of unused footage. Wonder what's the meaning behing Batty saying "mom"...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• blade
• runner
• sci-fi
• pkd
• scott

[hardgayramen4ever]

this cut makes absolutely no sense. He wanted to talk to tyrell to begin with, this cut just gives the impression he killed him without even a conversation happening. Just surprised this was even made.

[NoriakiKakyoin]

This was in an alternate takes collection, so I suppose they cut away the conversation because there weren't actually any worthy alternate takes of that scene.

[gasaholic47]

Was this from the Workprint?

[NoriakiKakyoin]

No.

[BarneyFlart]

Interesting, but i did like the actual scene shown in the movie much better.

[RyogaXvX]

I guess him saying "mom?" when hearing the female computer voice was a way of showing a teetering relationship on the boundry of artifical, and human.

Just what I took from it. I love this movie so much!

[levogiro]

I always thought of Tyrell Corp. as the 'mother'... Tyrell the father... Tyrell Corp. the mother... the piramids sugested me a womb... now... the voice on the speaker... the voice of Tyrell Corp... the voice of 'mom'... cold... devoided of any emotion...

[FilmfactoryShorts]

@henkestenke YESSSS******

[zootube323]

Wow. The first part wasn't necessary. But the "MOM?" scene? I would have loved to see that in the original print.  It would have been a great WTF and have generated years of questions...

[DaysDennis]

EVERYONE ! u do realise that is was cut together just recently for the sake of the new dvd dont you?

they didnt show the tyrell convo because a) its not new footage and b) you have already seen it.

i repeat - this was not cut together in 1982 :p

[henkestenke]

Ouh...I should have read the other comments, and saved myself a few minutes :P

[henkestenke]

The meaning of "-Mom!", in my opinion is: Batty was created by The Tyrell Corp. and thus his so called "memories" as well. The elevator voice must have been recycled as the memory Batty has of his mothers voice. It is almost as if he leans over to scream out to his mom on the other side of the wall.

[TrainmasterCurt]

This is from the Director's Cut version

[kingofmilwaukee]

I love the whole scene going down the elevator. His looks confused and scared and the voice of the elevator sounds like the "mom" in his memories. That is some deep stuff!